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Belgium will not back Infantino in FIFA election over Balogun case

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The Royal Belgian Football Association said it will not support Gianni Infantino’s bid for another term as FIFA president.
  • Belgium questioned the transparency of FIFA’s Forward Enterprise project and the governance of its decision-making process.
  • The federation also cited the cancellation of Folarin Balogun’s suspension before Belgium’s round-of-16 match during the North American World Cup.

Belgium will not support Gianni Infantino’s bid for another term as FIFA president, citing unresolved questions about the organization’s transparency and governance.

The Royal Belgian Football Association, known as URBSFA, said it had concerns about FIFA Forward Enterprise. In its view, “a series of important decisions and estimates” connected to the project had not been sufficiently justified. The federation said this raised doubts about the transparency and governance of the process.

A series of important decisions and estimates

· Royal Belgian Football AssociationThe federation said these decisions and estimates in the FIFA Forward Enterprise project had not been sufficiently justified.

URBSFA also said it was aligned with UEFA in seeking clear answers about how FIFA made its decisions and what steps it plans to take next.

The second reason involved the American player Folarin Balogun during the North American World Cup. Belgium’s federation pointed to the cancellation of Balogun’s suspension after he had been sent off in the previous match, before the round-of-16 game against Belgium.

Transparency and governance

· Royal Belgian Football AssociationThe federation cited these concerns in explaining its decision not to support Infantino.
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Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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